 Welcome back my dear brothers and sisters So insha'Allah we will continue our discussion concerning the divine institution of willaya from the holy Quran now The question is here does the Quran or is that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? Speak of a promise a promise in which this earth Will be governed by the righteous servants or by individuals at least as Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala not make a promise in the Quran that This earth Will have some sort of government That this earth will have some sort of Khalifa and we inherit This matter from Khalifa to Khalifa So that's the question a hand from the picture or from the from the argument of the Hadith and Nusufs of the Bayt al-Aliyum as-salam What we do have that Rasulullah says that Al-Immatan min baidi is na'ashara Khalifa That the imams after me are 12 khalafa But our question is is there not this this appointed to this somewhere found in the Quran of course During the night of arba een and during other nights we discussed that of course there are lots of verses of willaya In the mawaleekum Allah wa Rasuluhu That Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in the Quran it says then Allah and the messenger and Welladina Aminu are your wali is your are your muwaleen are your masters and your your commanders Look at the eye in the Quran when Imam Ali alaihi salam for example gives charity while he is in prostration Why he's sorry why he's why he was raqqa while he was bowing down and there are several eyes But we want to look at more different. Ayat. Ayat in the Quran That usually we don't Give too much heat to of course one of them here, which is the I have found in chapter 21 verse 105 in the Quran Well, I could cut up now for the soap or mean by did they carry in a lot of yarritha Ha yarritha ha Ibadia Salihun Now what is this I mean? Do we not ponder upon such verses? Now the translation I have here from Muhammad Assad that I that I got it down We laid it down in all the books of divine wisdom that my righteous servants shall inherit the earth The inheritance here Lee points to what points to some sort of Authority some sort of governance on the earth now as Zabur what does a Zabur usually mean in the Quranic context with the Quranic texts or in general as Zabur usually means a collection of books Written texts or written books And that is of course what the interpreters had mentioned his eye And this is there's no argument about the Zabur meaning and in any be it she or non-shea in addition We have that Some tafas here tell us that I like if you look look at the word it says here It says will I cut cut up enough is about and we have written in the Zabur Ba'ad ad-dik So if we use the interpretational method called siyaq al-aye or siyaq al-aye Meaning by looking at the way the eye of flows we can somehow extract a meaning behind What this verse is trying to say? So Allah says we have written in the books Ba'ad ad-dik After the remembrance and usually This dhikr if you pay close attention to the ayat and the ahadith you will discover that this dhikr is done rather than the Quran So Allah is saying this Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta'ala is saying and we have written in all the books and after of course the Quran That my righteous slaves shall inherit the earth so play basically what we can say That in addition to the Quran in which this dhikr is remembered that that Allah's righteous servants shall inherit the earth in In addition to the Quran we have written in all the heavenly books That's barely the inheritors of the earth will be my righteous servants That is the conclusion that we come to when we look at the verse in this context Allah is trying to say of course that of course in the course in the Quran in the Quran this promise is written That this ardi ar-taha ibadiyah salihun that my righteous servants shall inherit the earth meaning inherit the governance of the earth So when we look at the siyaq of the ayah we see that what I'd cut up now if it's a bore and it's a bore usually Yes, the bore of Dawood alayhi salam or the Psalms as it's cause of Dawood But usually in the console the Quran's a bore usually refers unless specifically mentioned that it's a bore of Dawood It usually points to all the Qutubah Samawi all the heavenly books in this case Doesn't that mean that every single divine book Must contain this promise or at least a reference to this ayah And if you look in the Old Testament in the Psalms of David himself You will discover that in fact there is an ayah in the Quran in the old and ayah Sorry in the Old Testament a verse in the Old Testament that has the same almost nas the same context as the following verse let me read from the Psalms of David alayhi salam 37 from 27 to verse 30 and Pay close attention please to these words. They are actually very beautiful verses from the Psalms of David Turn from evil and do good, then you will dwell in the land forever Subhanallah, it's almost like a teaching of Islam. What does Islam tell you? Islam always tells you to do good To do good and in this case dwell in the land forever We can say that what this is trying to mean or for you interpret this verse What do we say dwell in the land forever means if you do good in this world That's when you die you will dwell forever in that humble abode that paradise That's when you do good and equates to what to that humble eternal paradise For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed. The offspring of the wicked will perish The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever Yeritha ha ibadih yerithu ha ibadiyah salihun The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. This is in the Psalms of David chapter 37 verse number 29 of the Psalms of David alayhi salam Meaning what meaning that if we pay close attention to all the divinely Books that were sent down on the prophets. This promise is found Meaning this promise is something heavy. This is not something so small that can be decided over a shura Around the Sakifah or it's not something that can be decided among six people Because we have during the Khilafah of Nabi Qohafa. It was a shura a democratic vote Then what happened right after Abu Bakr appoints Omar bin Al-Khattab Then Omar bin Al-Khattab places a shura between six people In Ali, Subh'Aliyya Ali, some denies such ways Subhanallah First it's democratic between the entire ummah. Then it's Khilafah. Then it's democratic between six people Isn't something that is divine as something as heavy as willaya as divine authority and leadership Isn't something like this or should not something like this be something that is perfect Something that is the manifestation of perfection something that is so intricate and detailed That's something so simple that you can just say let us hold a democratic vote between The ummah or between six people to come to conclusion who the Khalifa is now of course We see Now concern this ayah in the Quran concern the imams Ali Muslim the imams Ali Muslim have said that this ayah is for us For the Ali in the sons of Ali and this also connects to the willaya of al-Mahdi al-Muntar Aja Allah Farj Al-Sharif because Imam al-Sadaq A.S. says this ayah is a reference to the Mahdi and his companions when the Mahdi will inherit the governance of the earth When he appears and with him his pious companions So you see the connection between the two and Then of course the righteous servants of Allah Do I need to introduce to you who are the righteous servants of Allah al-Salihoon Ar-Salihoon are those who trust in Allah those who have piety those who are sincere those who do good and Forbid wrong and There I cannot be none other Then the end of bait of Muhammad Allah Ali while you send them because the end of bait of Muhammad Have been purified thoroughly Through purification they are error-free they are infallible So you ask yourself this do I have to discuss who are the righteous ones? At least there was no difference of opinion at Ali ibn Abi Talib carried Outstanding qualities that even Ahmed ibn Hanbal the Imam of the Hanab Allah says that and he narrates in his in his Muslim That when it comes to the companions of Rasulullah none had Khasa is explicit Characteristics such as Ali ibn Abi Talib had characteristics that none have Ali ibn Abi Talib had character is the Rasulullah said you have qualities that I do not have You have the best Wife or Ali you have the best sons you have the best Brother and so on and so on that the beautiful hadith when Rasulullah talks to us Ali Ali Ali salmon tells them about these qualities and it's hadith by the way is found in both Shi'a and non Shi'a texts The next I in the Quran the next I in the Quran Is found in surat al-Ahzab verse number 72 now pay close attention to this I in the Quran This I is speaks about a heavy burden or sorry a heavy weight a heavy trust a Covenant that Was presented to the earth and the heavens and the mountains, but they could not accept it Inna aradna al-Amaratah al-as-Samawati wal al-Ardi wal-Jibani fa abayna an-Yahmellna Fa abayna an-Yahmellna Wa-ashfaqna minna wa hamalahal in-saan Inna hu kana Daluman jahoola Allahu Akbar We presented the offered the trust our Debutation and promise to thy heavens and earth and mountains But they could not bear this burden and were too afraid to accept it Mankind was able to hold on to it, but he was unjust to himself and Ignorant in the essence and significance of this promise What is this a man and what is this promise that's so heavy That the heavens and the earth and the mountains could not bear it That's even when man held on to it. He did not understand the significance and the essence behind this a man The answer lies with Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadaq, sheikh al-Kulayni Ali al-Rahmati wal-Radwan narrates in Kitab al-Kafi and as well as Safar and Bazaar al-Darajat On the authority of his Haq ibn Ammar He says Imam al-Sadaq, alaihi salam, was asked about this verse and he said The trust The promise the covenant is the divine authority of the commander of the faithful Ali peace be upon him Now Those who have read the tafasir of the handle baits the books in which they had a baits in Tibetan Quran When reading this we can come to a very beautiful conclusion because the ayah says We're hamala hell. We're hamala hell. In Sanu. He know he can Daluman jahula It says that a man and in son did hold on to it But he was ignorant in its matter and He he was Ignorant in the matter and he was oppressive as well now If we look at history Who was the first person to Take the rights of Ali ibn Abi Talib al-Salam and then serve the rights of Fatima to Zahra alaihi salam And do so with oppression and tyranny and ignorance Because if this individual really understood will I he would submit to Ali Ibn Abi Talib alaihi salam If he truly was not ignorant in the matter of will I he thought will I is something so simple That I can grasp from my hand. I mean what I thought about this I thought that this could not be anybody else, but if the abu kuhafa Then I looked and looked to try to find some kind of source to be able to prove my arguments Because everything fits in so beautifully because when you look at the history of these tyrants we discover That they did not understand what they thought will I it was some kind of governance some kind of leader they thought Muhammad Sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa sallam was me none other than a political leader who came and he wrote Did he don't understand will I it to be something that comes from the heavens not something that comes from below Something that comes from Allah not from the demons from below So I search and subhan Allah and the same Captain which sheaq of Safar narrates the first hadith when he says that that this covenant is The covenant of will I amyama Ali alaihi salam He narrates a different hadith and he explains it. He says I'm He says that is the will I in the divine command and authority They refuse and disdain this matter because of disbelief and remained adamant in his decision This is concerning the heavens in the mountain in the earth It's not something easy to accept the will I am a little bit the will I am a little bit There is a lot of secrecy that revolves around the will I am a little bit Sometimes not anybody can even handle this. I mean you have people today The minor miracles and merits of a little bit they begin to deny and begin to cast doubt upon Because they don't understand. They don't have that a key to it. Build your a key to from the Quran Build your a key to me. I had a little bit Ali Muslim Sometimes it's hard to accept. There are some there are some hearts and Hamd Allah they have been tested With will I and they have accepted will I alhamdulillah may Allah bless Those who held on to the will I have Ali Ibn Abi Talib Ali Islam Then he says mankind held on to it Mankind here is a reference to Ibn Abi-u-Kuhafir and the reference here is Basar al-Darajat page 96 hadith number three And of course when we read in the Quran fa abaynah Abaan al-Shay means he refused or disliked This this thing disliked or neglected or disdained so now We look at the first eye that's found Concerning the inheritance then we saw that the verses also found in The Psalms of David then we look at this eye here, which is found We said in Surat al-Ahzab verse 72 and now we want to look at another eye in the Quran to connect it to the Imams in general and to connect it to the to the incidents that happen in Samarra because you see The enemies behind the beets now until the man Mahdi will appear they will continue try to To distinguish the Nur of Allah So we want to discuss what is the Nur of Allah? now In the Quran Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the Quran Fa aminu billahi wa rasoolihi wa nurin ladhi anzalna Believe in Allah the messenger And the Nur the light in which we descend it in which we stand down now What to the mukhalifin what to ahlul a'amah ahlul jama'ah Say about this verse Let me read to you some of the the conclusions that I read from the from them analyzing this verse They say that this Nur this light Since it is a light of guidance It was a light of guidance that was sent down with Rasulullah that this light points to the Quran now Our discussion is such Okay, we will accept and we will Surrender even that this Nur is the Quran First of all the context of the verse though Aminu Bill nur al-ladi anzalna Have belief in the light in which that we descended the light in which we had sent down Ali ibn abi talib aleyhi as-salam or let's go back to Rasulullah. Rasulullah says Inni tarikufi kum astakalain or astakalain ma intama saktum bihum ma lantazullu ba'di abada Kitab Allah wa-itrati ahlabayti Rasulullah says That I have provided you these two weighty things that if you hold on to them You will not go astray and these two will not separate until they meet at the pond of kouthar Keep this hadith in mind And keep the hadith of the nur being the nur of wilaya also being the nur of the Quran And we're going to take a break and inshallah when we come back Maybe you'll be able to get to a conclusion yourself on who really is the nur Of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala was sent with rasulullah So inshallah stay tuned